The Gamecocks began the week with a pair of victories over Stetson. South
Carolina swept a three-game series from Brown over the weekend with three
shutouts. The Gamecocks were first in four polls and third in the other.

Florida State went 4-1 and dropped one spot to second. The
Seminoles won twice at USF before taking two of three in their ACC opening
series against Maryland. FSU is second in all five polls.

Virginia had a 2-1 week and fell to third. The Cavaliers
were postponed against George Washington and Old Dominion before taking two of
three at Duke to kick off ACC play. Virginia was first in one poll, third in
two polls and fifth in the other.

Vanderbilt had a 5-0 week to climb one spot to fourth. The
Commodores defeated Tennessee Tech, won at Middle Tennessee and swept a
three-game set from Winthrop. Vanderbilt was third in one poll, fourth in two
polls, fifth in one poll and seventh in the other.

Oregon State went 5-0 with four shutouts and rose one place to
fifth. The Beavers blanked Portland and swept a four-game set from Northern
Illinois. OSU was fourth in three polls, fifth in one poll and seventh in the
other.

Miami returned to the poll at No. 17, while Tennessee debuted
at No. 19 and Kentucky came in at No. 20. Those who dropped out include
Oklahoma State, Mississippi State and UCLA.

The CBI Composite Poll contains six teams from both the ACC and
SEC. There are two from the Big West and Pac-12, and single entries
from the American, Big 12, Conference USA and Sun Belt.

About the
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll

The
CollegeBaseballInsider.com Composite Poll weighs the five primary national
polls, thereby providing the most accurate national ranking. In case of ties in the composite ranking, the team with a higher
individual ranking will come first.

Why a composite poll? CBI felt that
five national polls was enough. Plus, each week you find discrepancies that make
it tough to gauge where a team really is. This week's example: Rice is No.
15 in two polls, No. 29 in another.